Shopwatch

Crime doesn’t pay in Sunderland – and that’s because we go all out to ensure that our shoppers and retailers are protected.

We want business owners to become part of the Shopwatch scheme, a national initiative which unites retailers, the Police, Council and City Centre Management in a bid to slash the billions of pounds lost to retail-related crime which takes place in the UK every year.

A new Shopwatch scheme is to be relaunched in the City Centre in the Spring with a high profile launch. If you’re not already part of scheme why not take a look at the benefits - the payback is that those involved in ShopWatch have reported massive reductions in crime.

To find out more please contact Carol Hardman, City Centre Assistant on 0191 565 3806 or email carol.hardman@sunderland.gov.uk

Sunderland City Centre has been proclaimed a ‘safe and secure’ place after the Sunderland Shopwatch Partnership was awarded the prestigious national Safer Shopping Award. The Home Office backed award is the first to be given to a major retail centre in the North East and only the 28th to have been handed out nationally.